tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57108987266389110522017-07-29T03:53:09.652-05:00Thousand Dollar Hourfund college through scholarshipsHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-41781657396577081042014-12-12T15:41:00.000-06:002014-12-12T15:41:23.549-06:00My DVD is now out!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><blockquote style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 13px;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr" leftmargin="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" offset="0" style="background-color: #373737; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100% !important;" topmargin="0"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="display: inline; font-size: small;"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="backgroundTable" style="height: 100%px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateBody" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContent" colspan="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse;" valign="top"><div style="color: #505050; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Merry (early) Christmas! I &nbsp;I am very excited to announce that&nbsp;<strong>my first DVD is now available on Amazon</strong>!<ul><li><a href="http://thousanddollarhour.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=869e0379e0b64037a2221aa4b&amp;id=cb869fd463&amp;e=072c9cd90e" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Click here</a>&nbsp;to buy my&nbsp;<strong style="font-size: 18px;"><em>Thousand Dollar Hour</em>&nbsp;DVD!&nbsp;</strong>This is the exact talk I have given to colleges and high schools across Minnesota and have helped hundreds of students de-mystify scholarships. It's funny, informative, and packed with secrets in the scholarship search. Now you can hear me speak no matter where you live!</li><li>Don't forget if you want my book, you can&nbsp;<a href="http://thousanddollarhour.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=869e0379e0b64037a2221aa4b&amp;id=4043a6842b&amp;e=072c9cd90e" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to get my&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><em>Thousand Dollar Hour</em>&nbsp;book</strong></span>&nbsp;you can by either hard copy or as an e-book to download to your Kindle or computer!&nbsp;</li></ul>Want a sneak peak at the DVD?&nbsp;<a href="http://thousanddollarhour.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=869e0379e0b64037a2221aa4b&amp;id=4c3bea105d&amp;e=072c9cd90e" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Click here</a>&nbsp;or on the picture below to watch the promo video!<br /><br /><a href="http://thousanddollarhour.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=869e0379e0b64037a2221aa4b&amp;id=a0c8962656&amp;e=072c9cd90e" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank"><img align="center" height="180" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/869e0379e0b64037a2221aa4b/images/64a125aa-22f9-4039-8d55-3f76a240d611.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 180px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 125px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br />Also don't forget that....<ul><li>I developed a&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>400-page scholarship course</strong>&nbsp;for</span>&nbsp;clients of Minnesota College Funding Strategies, walking students through every single step of applying for and winning scholarships. You can read more by&nbsp;<a href="http://thousanddollarhour.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=869e0379e0b64037a2221aa4b&amp;id=ba4d62f55f&amp;e=072c9cd90e" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">clicking here</a>! This is as comprehensive as I could get!</li><li>I now offer&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>personal coaching</strong></span>!&nbsp;<a href="http://thousanddollarhour.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=869e0379e0b64037a2221aa4b&amp;id=f13b45921a&amp;e=072c9cd90e" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Click here</a>&nbsp;to find how I can help you find scholarships, edit essays, check up on your progress, and act as your personal guide through every step of the scholarship process.</li></ul>I hope this Christmas season is one of blessing, and I hope part of that is that you can save money in paying for college. Please let me know how I can help you with that!<br /><br />:)<br /><em style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', cursive;">Hannah</em></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></center></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/xhsYZ172bSA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2014/12/my-dvd-is-now-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-50881399514901030562014-05-01T09:14:00.000-05:002014-05-01T09:14:00.137-05:00Get creative to get scholarships!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.capewomenonline.com/2008%20Issues/issue_fall_08/CapeWomenOnlineImages/cwo_sept.08_images/artists_way_book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.capewomenonline.com/2008%20Issues/issue_fall_08/CapeWomenOnlineImages/cwo_sept.08_images/artists_way_book.jpg" height="320" width="259" /></a></div>Sometimes getting scholarships is all about releasing your creativity -- for essays, projects, even developing your passions! To help find out how to release your creativity, check out this book -- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Spiritual-Higher-Creativity-ebook/dp/B006H19H3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1389885211&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+artist%27s+way">The Artist's Way</a>. It is one of the hallmark books about how each of us can unlock the artistry inside!</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/vSKt2DmwKJ8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2014/05/get-creative-to-get-scholarships.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-16483810377907989472014-04-01T09:07:00.000-05:002014-04-01T09:07:00.144-05:00Miss hearing from me?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MPxeKOu1JVk/Utf1ZMESebI/AAAAAAAACCM/RrdNE8QNPek/s1600/with+girl+copy+2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MPxeKOu1JVk/Utf1ZMESebI/AAAAAAAACCM/RrdNE8QNPek/s1600/with+girl+copy+2014.jpg" height="247" width="400" /></a></div>I'm sorry if you haven't heard much from me lately -- I've been spending the summer in Brazil rescuing children out of human trafficking. <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/hannahtobrazil">You can read more by clicking here</a>! Please help me rescue more children!</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/7hWkXLduaEw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2014/04/miss-hearing-from-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-39673254454977072932014-03-01T09:03:00.000-06:002014-03-01T09:03:00.163-06:00I'm in College Xpress magazine!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OOfaFCll5MQ/Utf0vdyCW4I/AAAAAAAACCE/OnHvVJ0rDjw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-16+at+10.02.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OOfaFCll5MQ/Utf0vdyCW4I/AAAAAAAACCE/OnHvVJ0rDjw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-16+at+10.02.45+AM.png" height="230" width="320" /></a></div>I was asked to write a piece for the College Xpress magazine in February! I have been blogging for <a href="http://www.collegexpress.com/">College Xpress</a> for some time and was so honored to write an article for them in their magazine. When it comes out, I'll let you know! :)</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/lJnPw7EAU5g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2014/03/im-in-college-xpress-magazine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-24828311043682469202014-02-01T08:58:00.000-06:002014-02-01T08:58:00.659-06:00My DVD is coming out!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dvd.streamspot.com/images/DVD.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://dvd.streamspot.com/images/DVD.png" /></a></div>Did you know I'm going to be having a full-length scholarship presentation on DVD? I finished editing it just a few weeks ago, and it will soon be available for purchase! Sign up for my email list on the right so that you can get notified when it is ready! :)</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/933_8xMCtbU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2014/02/my-dvd-is-coming-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-42417128740325369392014-01-16T08:51:00.000-06:002014-01-16T08:51:02.833-06:00I'm signed on with That a Girl!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s9FJ-3Drdjw/UtfxtoAqF5I/AAAAAAAACB4/M3M1KpC4ESU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-16+at+9.50.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s9FJ-3Drdjw/UtfxtoAqF5I/AAAAAAAACB4/M3M1KpC4ESU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-16+at+9.50.03+AM.png" height="95" width="320" /></a></div>I'm so excited to announce I'm now a speaker with <a href="http://www.thatagirlspeakers.com/">That a Girl &amp; Friends Speaker's Agency</a> based out of Dallas, Texas! They have been awesome to work with, and now through them I'll be able to reach even more people with the message of graduating college debt free.<br /><br />I'm in the process of applying to more speakers bureaus as we speak -- I can't wait to see this expand!</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/mSfEyNi2glo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2014/01/im-signed-on-with-that-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-87674738653237011992013-12-01T12:41:00.000-06:002013-12-01T12:41:00.141-06:00Ask me about consulting! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Do you need help? I'm always available for <a href="http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/p/curriculum.html" target="_blank">personal consulting</a> over Skype, phone, or e-mail. I can edit your essays and help you create a knockout application!<br /><br />Do you want more guidance than just my scholarship book? Try my 400-page <a href="http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/p/curriculum.html" target="_blank">scholarship course</a> developed for <a href="http://www.collegefundingmn.com/" target="_blank">Minnesota College Funding Strategies</a>! It is full of worksheets, checklists, lessons, and humor too -- all to help you become a scholarship winning machine!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/149282_100960959975060_480025_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/149282_100960959975060_480025_n.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/aNGkB-ZJyXc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/12/ask-me-about-consulting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-654778815247420102013-11-01T12:32:00.000-05:002013-11-01T12:32:00.826-05:00Scholarship Myth #10: Apply for as many scholarships as possible<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: Apply for as many scholarships as possible.&nbsp;</b></div><br />This is a certain way to get you burned out. Instead, be careful about where you put your energy and time, evaluating each opportunity and scholarship to make sure your time is used as well and efficiently as possible. Which are you likely to get? Which are you not? Ask questions and evaluate responsibly just as you’ll do later on as you apply for jobs, choose classes in college, and so much more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://foodstorageandbeyond.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/evaluate-adjust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://foodstorageandbeyond.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/evaluate-adjust.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/gbKpqAQ418I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/11/scholarship-myth-10-apply-for-as-many.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-77384165267702752452013-10-01T12:30:00.000-05:002013-10-01T12:30:02.127-05:00Scholarship Myth #9: Most scholarships are reoccuring <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: Most scholarships are reoccurring.&nbsp;</b></div><br />Most scholarships are actually one time. You have to persist again and again to get scholarships, but that's awesome, because it teaches you perseverance! There's a whole art to winning scholarships: know which scholarships are reoccurring, which require you to apply again, which you can't apply for at all. If it worked and you won it once, it might work (and you could win) it again the next year!<br /><br />And remember that for life -- keep track of your successes and repeat them if possible!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs47/f/2009/215/f/4/SUCCESS_by_the_chosen_pessimist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs47/f/2009/215/f/4/SUCCESS_by_the_chosen_pessimist.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/4zIkIg-zH30" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/10/scholarship-myth-9-most-scholarships.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-80220696782397628262013-09-01T12:27:00.000-05:002013-09-01T12:27:00.378-05:00Scholarship Myth #8: Scholarships are 100% free money<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: Scholarships are completely free money.&nbsp;</b></div><br />Not always. Sometimes you need to pay taxes on them if they qualify as income—and sometimes they do! Tax credits and deductions can also help you make money, and you don't even have to write an essay for it! Talk to <a href="http://www.collegefundingmn.com/" target="_blank">Minnesota College Funding Strategies</a> or the <a href="http://www.irs.gov/" target="_blank">IRS</a> to work you through this process. Learning about taxes now will help you for years to come!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://c481901.r1.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/taxes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://c481901.r1.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/taxes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/ErPTj43cwnY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/09/scholarship-myth-8-scholarships-are-100.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-58378037716961670592013-08-01T12:24:00.000-05:002013-08-01T12:24:00.912-05:00Scholarship Myth #7: Be involved in as much as possible<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: The more activities I’m involved in, the better.&nbsp;</b></div><br />We worship burnout and overcommitment in America, but thankfully, many scholarships don’t. Be involved in many activities you love, for sure, but it’s just as impressive to be extremely talented and involved in just a few activities as it is to be in a dozen or more. Don’t burn out now just to please someone else—and don’t do it in the future, either. Focus on what you love!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://myburnoutthing.com/wp-content/uploads/image/Definition/Stress%20vs%20Burnout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="321" src="http://myburnoutthing.com/wp-content/uploads/image/Definition/Stress%20vs%20Burnout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/00NCeV1dddM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/08/scholarship-myth-7-be-involved-in-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-21140665421119914692013-07-01T12:22:00.000-05:002013-07-01T12:22:00.028-05:00Scholarship Myth #6: You have to have amazing grades<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: You have to have amazing grades.&nbsp;</b></div><br />There’s more to life and scholarships than grades! Scholarship providers want to fund real, passionate people. Many scholarships are topic oriented and have nothing to do with grades, and some even specifically require you to have a <i>low</i> grade point average! Don’t let grades or “perceived” success hold you back, whether here or later on in life!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecollegejungle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/grades.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="http://thecollegejungle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/grades.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/XN9jpNv7Xqk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/07/scholarship-myth-6-you-have-to-have.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-37413432251362182872013-06-01T12:19:00.000-05:002013-06-01T12:19:00.310-05:00Scholarship Myth #5: You have to be a great writer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: You have to be a great writer.&nbsp;</b></div><br />Writing scholarship essays isn't like your traditional Comp II essay, so even if you don't like those essays, you can still be successful in the scholarship essay. This means you don’t need to be the most talented writer, but you do have to be persuasive, organized, passionate, and understand your subject. This alone will get you far in the writing world, no matter what you have to write!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.activeendurance.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://www.activeendurance.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/writing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/s1tGrvhsDlw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/06/scholarship-myth-5-you-have-to-be-great.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-51218356444087927792013-06-01T12:16:00.000-05:002013-06-01T12:16:00.912-05:00Scholarship Myth #4: You can be clueless about your life.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: You don’t have to know what you want to do with your life.&nbsp;</b></div><br />Scholarship providers are looking to fund passionate people who know why what they’re doing is their heart passion and is going to change the world. That means, if you're clueless, you're not going to be doing yourself any favors.<br /><br />Knowing those two points -- why what you're doing is your heart passion and is going to change others -- in any job, activity, or hobby for the rest of your life will make you an invaluable asset, so find out what your passions are now!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://newsroom.opencolleges.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/passion-based-learning-v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://newsroom.opencolleges.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/passion-based-learning-v2.jpg" width="282" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/vmsxttGV3Y8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/06/scholarship-myth-4-you-can-be-clueless.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-39436806316747589252013-05-01T12:13:00.000-05:002013-05-01T12:13:00.699-05:00Scholarship Myth #3: It's Easy to Get Scholarships<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: It’s easy to get scholarships.&nbsp;</b></div><br />Nope. Winning takes time and effort, like most good things in life—but it <i>is</i> efficient. Meaning, applying for scholarships is time consuming, but it's worth the time. This is unlike many things in life that are both time consuming and not worth the time!<br /><br />Telling the difference between the two and knowing what is truly efficient and worth your time is a valuable lesson. Scholarships teach you how to make those distinctions, which is a skill that will help you for the rest of your life!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://servicefirstcommercialpools.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/EnergyEfficiency.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://servicefirstcommercialpools.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/EnergyEfficiency.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/ltNk-kudijs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/05/scholarship-myth-3-its-easy-to-get.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-22419999707278834242013-04-01T12:06:00.000-05:002013-04-01T12:06:00.368-05:00#2 Scholarship Myth: Rely on Your High School/College<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Myth: You can find all the scholarships you need at your high school/college. </b></div><br />Just like FastWeb, you need to take advantage of those lists but not rely on them, as they won’t fund all of college for you. These lists are very limited, not to mention have a lot of people from your school applying for them!<br /><br />Don't rely on those list, because finding your own scholarships teaches you a skill you’ll use for the rest of your life: learn from others but never let what others have done limit you.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x4TT_3PuNK8/TUBPBNYETbI/AAAAAAAAArk/EwZPMN-vm7g/s1600/gi-list.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x4TT_3PuNK8/TUBPBNYETbI/AAAAAAAAArk/EwZPMN-vm7g/s320/gi-list.gif" width="320" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/iXZnWvsRbYc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/04/2-scholarship-myth-rely-on-your-high.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-51816280693684113222013-03-01T12:02:00.000-06:002013-03-05T12:03:20.619-06:00#1 Scholarship Myth: Go to FastWeb<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">You'd be better off never going to FastWeb than relying on it 100%. There are simply too many applicants on the site! Not only will relying on it not get you enough money, it teaches you to rely on others for funding your college and life. You need to take the responsibility to find scholarships on your own. Learning this will help you beyond college!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fastweb.com/uploads/article_photo/photo/1608/crop380w_istock_000004877508xsmall-failed-class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://www.fastweb.com/uploads/article_photo/photo/1608/crop380w_istock_000004877508xsmall-failed-class.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/m3Sb-NkfqPc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/03/1-scholarship-myth-go-to-fastweb.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-51931822413329837702013-01-07T18:57:00.000-06:002013-01-07T18:57:00.759-06:00Be a person worth investing scholarships in<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Do you realize you're an investment to scholarship providers? You are, and you need to prove to them you're a good one.<br /><br />In your essays and application materials, if you just talk about your awards, your 13-point life plan, or your intended college degree, you’re not going to get many scholarships. Why? Because everyone can come up with a life plan and goals, and everyone can choose a degree.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1389blog.com/pix/I-have-CDO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1389blog.com/pix/I-have-CDO.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make sure you have everything exactly in order with your 13-point life plan. But don't let it control you -- show how helping you will help others and be an investment in the community. (Image courtesy of http://1389blog.com/2011/06/25/caturday-trollcats/).</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Instead, scholarship providers are giving scholarships because they want to help people—and so they want to help people who are going to help other people. Show them how investing in you is going to be a tremendous return on investment, so that by helping you, their money will actually be helping the world.<br /><br />That way, they'll <i>want</i> to help you fund college through scholarships. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/wbF1UkzovrM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2013/01/be-person-worth-investing-scholarships.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-36680227330531138482012-12-31T19:02:00.000-06:002012-12-31T19:02:01.116-06:00Write concise scholarship essays (or you'll be replaced by CGI)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In my book, I give you a list of bullet points of everything you should include in your essay. It's a long list, believe me. You may be wondering how you can possibly include all that in five pages, much less 100 words.<br /><br />My answer: be concise. No matter how concise you think you are, you can always be more so. In fact, you can get a novel on a single page if you really try, and the more concise you are, the more information you’ll be able to pack in to explain why you are the best candidate for the scholarship.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.adeletheron.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/demotivational_poster_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.adeletheron.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/demotivational_poster_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't be redundant. You may be replaced.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />If you don’t believe me about the novel thing, <a href="http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml" target="_blank">click here to go to “Book-A-Minute Classics”</a> and prepare to be amazed. Learn their lesson, and by it, write amazing concise essays that will help you fund college through scholarships. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/laBgRzK5VwI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2012/12/write-concise-scholarship-essays-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-71595185429668925312012-12-10T18:46:00.000-06:002012-12-10T18:46:00.433-06:00In which you get to brag (kind of)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Scholarship essays should impress the scholarship providers. So you know all those times you bit your lip and didn’t tell the world all the awesome things you’ve done? Here’s your chance to spill it all, and it’s not bragging—it’s just not hiding anything.<br /><br />Bragging is what sounds prideful, pompous, and like you've got it all together. That doesn't impress the scholarship providers at all -- never have that “I’m-so-amazing-you-can’t-believe-it” feel. Scholarship providers won’t want to fund that sort of person.)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jadeluckclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brag.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://jadeluckclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brag.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This actually isn't bad advice for a scholarship essay! (But I wouldn't necessarily call it bragging, then.) (Image courtesy of http://www.zimbio.com/Tiger+Mom/articles/YoY0wuvLb3x/HumbleBrag+Olympics+Amy+Chua+Tiger+Mom+Wins)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />So don’t be shy! You can't be if you're funding college through scholarships.</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/gjTrSVesnzE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2012/12/in-which-you-get-to-brag-kind-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-18993196489519292172012-11-26T18:40:00.000-06:002012-11-26T18:40:00.111-06:00Writing multiple scholarship essays (with Star Wars dolls)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Most scholarship essays want to know about your life plans and dreams. (A few are random and ask about mosquito breeding in Antarctica, but you can skip those for now.)<br /><br />Usually, the length of that "generic scholarship essay" can vary tremendously, anywhere from 50 words to five or more pages. For this reason, the first time you write your scholarship essay, write several versions of your generic essay so you’ll always have the perfect one ready.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://100musicalfootsteps.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star-wars-russian-dolls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="345" src="http://100musicalfootsteps.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/star-wars-russian-dolls.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have essay within essay within essay. Like epic Star Wars Russian dolls. (Image courtesy of http://100musicalfootsteps.wordpress.com/tag/pics5/).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />For example, have both a 500-word and 1000-word version of your essay. That way you'll be ready for more than one essay prompt. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/s8EJ6_3X834" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2012/11/writing-multiple-scholarship-essays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-56423115100126585122012-11-12T18:28:00.000-06:002012-11-12T18:28:00.090-06:00How to make scholarship search engines work for you<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">You gotta love scholarship search engines -- FastWeb, Scholarships.com, you name it. They promise to match you instantly to the scholarship of your dreams, and why not? They have hundreds of scholarships in their database and can match you to them.<br /><br />Or can they? Or perhaps the question is -- will you let them?<br /><br />The problem is, most students don't carefully fill out their profile. There seem to be a million questions on a thousand pages, and pretty soon you start clicking through, barely glancing at the questions.<br /><br />I know. I've been there.<br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jpegy.com/images/uploads/2012/04/how-to-take-a-test-like-a-boss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://jpegy.com/images/uploads/2012/04/how-to-take-a-test-like-a-boss.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You may be tempted to do this on your scholarship profile. Don't. Just don't.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><br />The thing is, that profile is the only way scholarship search engines will be able to match you to scholarships. So fill it out. Make the search engine work for you and help you fund college through scholarships.</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/Qg2P3qTcnVA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2012/11/how-to-make-scholarship-search-engines.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-68146439824805258462012-10-29T18:03:00.000-05:002012-10-29T18:03:00.208-05:00Why summer is the perfect time for scholarships<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It's summer. That means ice cream, beaches, frivolity, and working 60 hours a week.<br /><br />It also means scholarships.<br /><br />Never stop looking for scholarships just because it’s summer! Many scholarship applications are due throughout the summer or early in the fall, and it’s important to find and apply for them when most other applicants are tanning on the beach (or, bring your laptop to the beach and tan while you apply—how many jobs combine great pay and a great tan?).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thewebsitemanagers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/laptop-beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://thewebsitemanagers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/laptop-beach.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you'll find a perfectly idyllic place to work on scholarships. Go to Hawaii. Convince your parents the trip will pay for itself in all the scholarships you'll apply for there...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />In fact, summer is the perfect time to <i>ramp up</i> your scholarship search. Once school starts, you’re going to be busy with the two hundred activities you’ve overcommitted to, and it will be a lot harder to carve out time to work on scholarships -- and fund college through them. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/ReD8I9YOMlI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2012/10/why-summer-is-perfect-time-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-60200810133103673792012-10-15T17:36:00.000-05:002012-10-15T17:36:00.256-05:00Elementary school college scholarships<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">You've heard of college scholarships.<br /><br />What about elementary school scholarships?<br /><br />No, I didn't think so. Some of the most overlooked scholarships are ones given out to students in elementary school, middle school, and junior high, to be held until the student goes to college years later.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.originalbuzz.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/child-prodigy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="346" src="http://www.originalbuzz.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/child-prodigy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You don't even have to be a child prodigy to get scholarships young! (Image courtesy of http://jigmetenzinaiims.blogspot.com/2012/06/child-prodigies-in-physics.html.)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Now, if young students do win one of these scholarships and don’t know where they want to go to college yet (understandable, considering most 5th graders haven’t even decided if they prefer macaroni and cheese or hot dogs), how the money is distributed is up to the scholarship provider. Some send you a check directly, and others will hold onto it until you decide to what college you’re going to attend.<br /><br />The advantage of finding and applying for scholarships so early is that there are very few applicants for those scholarships, because no one thinks of looking for them that early. So that means getting them is best started early!</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/YU1QhsAkhEI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2012/10/elementary-school-college-scholarships.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710898726638911052.post-79096190626661380762012-10-01T17:26:00.000-05:002012-10-01T17:26:00.151-05:00What are the odds? Why scholarships are better than the lottery.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I know what you're thinking.<br /><br />"I'm not going to apply for scholarships. I'll apply for 10 and not even get one. That's terrible odds."<br /><br />You're both right and wrong. You're right -- not every hour you put in will get you a scholarship, but wait a second. Imagine if there were a $100,000 lottery you had a 1 in 5 chance of winning being advertised in your hometown. Of course you would buy tickets! You'd probably buy 10 or 20 or even 30 tickets, just because even if only one worked, that would be $100,000!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rlv.zcache.com/lottery_humor_stickers-p217987356998395496envb3_400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://rlv.zcache.com/lottery_humor_stickers-p217987356998395496envb3_400.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thankfully, this isn't true. Sometimes it feels like it, though. (Image courtesy of http://www.zazzle.com/lottery_humor_stickers-217987356998395496)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />That is how it is for scholarships: with strategic planning, you could potentially win one in five scholarships you apply for. Even if it’s 1 in 10, that’s still great odds, and add scholarship to scholarship to scholarship, and pretty soon you have a college education paid in full—that’s a pretty good lottery.<br /><br />(And you don’t even have to spend money on tickets while funding college through scholarships!)<br /><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThousandDollarHour/~4/uFdekO_rbKw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887116903551658512noreply@blogger.com0http://www.thousanddollarhour.com/2012/10/what-are-odds-why-scholarships-are.html